PPS-1350 is a
Hall-effect thruster, a kind of
ion propulsion system for
spacecraft
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. It was used in the
SMART-1 mission to the moon and one
geostationary satellites:
Inmarsat-4A F4.
It creates a stream of electrically charged
xenon
Xenon is a chemical element; it has symbol Xe and atomic number 54. It is a dense, colorless, odorless noble gas found in Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. Although generally unreactive, it can undergo a few chemical reactions such as the ...
ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field.
The PPS-1350 is built by
Snecma, a French
aerospace
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firm, in cooperation with
Fakel, who designed the
SPT-100, on which the PPS 1350 is based.
Specifications
See also
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Comparison of orbital rocket engines
References
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Ion engines